About the role
1 big thing: Axios is a media organization dedicated to providing trustworthy, award-winning news in an audience-first format. We're hiring for a writer-editor to lead the afternoons and evenings on our newsdesk.
Why it matters: Reporting to our Executive Editor, the news writer-editor will play a critical role as part of the 24/7 nerve center for the newsroom.
- We are after people with a “see it, write it” mentality who have a personal passion for news and a fast-twitch set of journalistic reflexes.
- This is a job for the news junkies who “monitor the situation” for fun and want to do it for a living.
- We operate at one cadence - do it right now - and are after people who marry a love of news with the thrill of being busy.
- This is the ultimate “safe pair of hands” job — someone we can trust to both edit the work of others and write their own, too.
Go deeper: The role comes with a range of responsibilities, including:
- Real-time news surveillance
- Quick-turn writing of spot news stories
- Editing a wide variety of national news, from breaking stories across the national file to the occasional enterprise.
- Monitoring developments on key stories and flagging them to experts
Worthy of your time: Ideal candidates will have a get-stuff-done attitude, a strong sense of personal responsibility and urgency, and a passion for being on top of the news at all times. Some of the skills include:
- Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with a team of journalists.
- Writing and editing experience in a fast-paced news environment.
- Demonstrated experience monitoring and activating on news.
- A belief in Smart Brevity as the core writing style of Axios.
- Experience working across teams to produce quality content.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the digital and social media landscape.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Willing to work afternoons/evenings (2pm-10pm ET Sunday-Thursday)
Starting salary for this role is in the range of $70,000 - $110,000 and is dependent on numerous factors, including but not limited to location, work experience, and skills. This range does not include other compensation benefits. Axios' compensation philosophy takes into account cost of labor differentials across the country. Because this is a remote-optional job posting, this salary range takes into account all possible locations within the United States, but candidates will only be eligible for the salary range for their location.
Axios is committed to embracing artificial intelligence as a core part of how we work. All team members are expected to actively develop AI literacy and use AI tools to enhance their productivity, creativity, and efficiency. We invest in ongoing learning to ensure every employee is equipped to responsibly and effectively integrate AI into their daily workflows.
What Axios brings to the table besides salary
- 401(k) with employer match
- Robust PPO and High Deductible health insurance options on the Blue Cross Blue Shield network
- Employer Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution for the high deductible health plan option
- Dental and vision coverage
- Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave
- Generous vacation policy, plus holidays
- One mental health day per quarter
- Annual learning and development stipend
- $100 monthly work-from-home stipend
- Tele-mental health services through Headspace
- OneMedical membership, including telehealth services
- Personal health advocacy resources through HealthAdvocate
- Inclusive fertility, hormonal health, and family-forming benefits through Carrot Fertility
- Access to the Axios “Family Fund”, which was created to allow employees to request financial support when facing financial hardship or emergencies
- Increased work flexibility for parents and caretakers
- Virtual company-sponsored social events
- A strong and positive work environment
- A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
Axios is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
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